The Value of Improvisation in Software
summary
Argues that discipline plus shared patterns preserves future options, demonstrates by building Sanity.io for a large OMA archive that outputs rule‑based websites, auto‑generated books with ánotá, a search layer, and curated social image imports. Integrates Google Analytics and multiple live previews (including Gatsby) to close the observation loop. Claims this makes real‑time improvisation affordable and shows it works: editors reuse structured content, add features cheaply, and avoid one‑view lock‑in.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:32Freedom
- 1:10jQuery
- 2:08Freedom and Responsibility
- 3:00Great Discipline
- 3:37The Groove
- 4:15Patterns
- 5:22Herbie Hancock Miles Davis
- 7:00The Real Book
- 7:49Shared Patterns
- 8:23Business Value
- 8:44Input
- 9:14Freedom Fighter
- 9:47In the business world
- 10:02Why we created sanity
- 10:48User interface
- 14:10Observation
- 17:06Conclusion
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